A new breed of bizarre beauty treatments are recently becoming popular all over the world. As facials and massages become part of our regular routine, it seems we’re searching for a new beauty high. Increasing number of people want to try unusual and adventurous treatments. Many of these treatments only appear on our beauty radar after a celebrity raves about them.

The difference with the latest batch of beauty treatments is that many have medical or health origins. It’s a return to traditional spa-going. The aim is to restore good health. People now want an experience with credibility.

The odd treatments

The love-it or hate-it fish pedicure everyone’s talking about originates from Turkey and the East, from a treatment from eczema and psoriasis...